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Monarch Mountain

Elevation
3,555 m
#2,266
in the world
#36
in Canada
2,930 m
prominence

Monarch Mountain is a mountain in Canada, rising to 3,555 m, the 36th highest we list in Canada, part of the Pacific Ranges.

Isolation
71 km
To the nearest higher ground
Range
#1 in the range
Nearest town
214 km away
First ascent
1936
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Monarch Mountain

Monarch Mountain lies in Canada, in British Columbia.

Key facts

Elevation
3,555 m (11,663 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,930 m
Type
Mountain
Region
British Columbia
Coordinates
51.899, -125.876

How it ranks

Among peaks in Canada
#36of 1,389
LargestSmallest
In the Pacific Ranges
#1of 44
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,266of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Talchako Mountain3,037 m23 km
Mount Jacobsen3,031 m28 km
Horribilis Peak2,597 m28 km
Luna Peak2,470 m36 km
Silverthrone Mountain2,864 m44 km
Mount Fitzgerald2,641 m45 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Monarch Mountain.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
Campbell RiverCanada33,430214 km
CourtenayCanada28,420254 km
Port AlberniCanada20,712306 km
Prince GeorgeCanada78,943307 km
SquamishCanada23,819311 km

About this mountain

At 3,555 m, this summit in the Pacific Ranges exceeds Talchako Mountain by 23.4 km away at 3,037 m and Mount Jacobsen at 27.7 km away at 3,031 m. Monarch Mountain ranks 36th among Canada's 1,389 listed peaks. Its topographic prominence is 2,930 m, and the nearest higher ground lies 71 km distant. The first recorded ascent was in 1936.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Mount Logan5,959 m
2Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
3Mount Lucania5,226 m
4King Peak5,173 m
5Mount Steele5,073 m
6Mount Wood4,842 m
7Mount Slaggard4,742 m
8Mount Hubbard4,557 m
9Mount Walsh4,507 m
10Mount Macaulay4,467 m

Common questions

How tall is Monarch Mountain?
Monarch Mountain rises to 3,555 m (11,663 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Monarch Mountain?
Monarch Mountain is in Canada, in British Columbia.
Where does Monarch Mountain rank?
It is the 36th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #2,266 worldwide.
When was Monarch Mountain first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1936.
What is the nearest city to Monarch Mountain?
Campbell River, Canada, about 214 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.